The report calls for better training for those teaching PSHE, particularly over "sensitive issues".

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We are funding the PSHE Association to demonstrate best practice in covering the subject.

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"PSHE encompasses a number of different areas, many of which are compulsory, " she said.

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The chief executive of the sexual health charity Brook, Simon Blake, said the news that PSHE was to be a statutory part of the national curriculum was "absolutely brilliant".

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In March, Education Minister Liz Truss announced PSHE would remain a non-compulsory subject, saying it should be down to schools and teachers to decide on the topics covered in lessons.

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It is hoped the qualification - currently with the exams regulator, Ofqual, for approval - will be rolled out in secondary schools in the UK from next year, possibly as part of PSHE (personal, social and health education) or free study periods.

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